Stereocontrolled synthesis of methyl silanediol peptide mimics

The treatment of chiral sulfinimines with (methyldiphenylsilyl)lithium gives alpha-(methyldiphenylsilyl)sulfinamides with excellent diastereoselectivity, and in good yield. The presence of alpha-protons on the imines is also well tolerated. The sulfinamide auxiliary is easily removed via treatment with methanolic HCl and the resulting amine extended into peptide chains accordingly. The diphenylsilyl moiety is a resilient protecting group for the corresponding silanediol, which can be unmasked via treatment with TfOH, followed by aqueous hydrolysis. The crude silanediol may be isolated and purified as its corresponding bis-TMS siloxane via protection with TMSCl, and converted back to the desired silanediol via hydrolysis with aqueous KOH. Efforts to apply this approach to biologically relevant silanediol peptide mimics, with a view to protease inhibition, are described.     

Asymmetric synthesis of sulfinamides using (-)-quinine as chiral auxiliary

A process has been designed and demonstrated for the asymmetric synthesis of sulfinamides using quinine as auxiliary. A variety of chiral sulfinamides including N-alkyl sulfinamides with diverse structure were prepared in good yields and excellent enantioselectivity starting from easily available and inexpensive reagents. The auxiliary quinine could be recovered and recycled.     

SmI2-mediated coupling of nitrones and tert-butanesulfinyl imines with allenoates: synthesis of β-methylenyl-γ-lactams and tetramic acids

Nitrones and tert-butanesulfinyl imines undergo conjugate addition to alkyl allenoates under SmI(2)-mediated reductive coupling conditions to produce novel β-methylenyl-substituted γ-amino esters. The latter were readily transformed into the corresponding β-methylenyl-γ-lactams by simple zinc reduction (N-hydroxy amines) or by acid hydrolysis (sulfinamides). The diastereoselective preparation of various β-methylenyl-γ-lactams offers a route to tetramic acids, the key structural features of an important class of bioactive natural products.     

Buffering effects on the solution behavior and hydrolytic degradation of poly(β-amino ester)s

With a vast, synthetically accessible compositional space and highly tunable hydrolysis rates, poly(β-amino ester)s (PBAEs) are an attractive degradable polymer platform. Leveraging PBAEs in a wide range of applications hinges on the ability to program degradation, which, thus far, has been frustrated by multiple confounding phenomena contributing to the degradation of these charged polyesters. Basic conditions accelerate hydrolysis, yet reduce solubility, limiting water access to amines and esters. Further, the high buffering capacity of PBAEs can render buffers ineffective at controlling solution pH. To unify understanding of PBAE degradation and solution properties, this study examines PBAE hydrolysis as a function of pH and buffer concentration as well as polymer hydrophobicity. At low buffer concentrations, the PBAE amines and the acid produced during hydrolysis control solution pH. Meanwhile, at high buffer concentrations that afford relatively constant pH, hydrolysis rate increases with pH, despite the reduced PBAE solubility. Increasing the hydrophobic content of PBAEs eventually hinders the capacity of the polymer to accept protons from solution, limiting the pH increase and slowing hydrolysis. These studies showcase the role of buffering on the pH-dependent degradation and solution properties of PBAEs, providing guidance for programming degradation in applications ranging from drug delivery to thermosets.     

An Optimized Ni-catalyzed Chan-Lam Type Coupling: Enantioretentive Access to Chiral N-Aryl Sulfinamides

C−N bond formation takes on a critical significance in reactions of organic synthesis, material production and pharmaceutical manufactory. Chan-Lam has proposed a useful methodology to furnish secondary arylamides under mild conditions. However, when chiral sulfinamides serve as the coupling precursors, the Cu-catalyzed coupling reaction is found with low efficacy. Complex side-products are generated under classic conditions. Moreover, it led to the racemization of the coupling product. In this study, an optimized Ni-catalyzed Chan-Lam type coupling conditions were proposed, which resulted in clean conversion from chiral sulfinamides and arylboronic acids to offer N-aryl sulfinamides efficiently and enantioretentively. The trans-N¹,N²-dimethylcyclohexane-1,2-diamine was proven as the most efficient ligand. Under the optimized conditions, a series of chiral N-aryl sulfinamides was prepared with high chemical yield without racemization. Furthermore, a plausible and novel mechanism was proposed. Interestingly, the method could efficiently furnish a wide variety of C−X bonds by coupling arylboronic acids with different nucleophiles.     

Application of sulfonyl chlorides and chiral amines in the efficient synthesis of nonracemic sulfinamides

A simple protocol that allows the preparation of separable epimeric sulfinamides from chiral amines and sulfonyl chlorides reduced in situ with triphenylphosphine in the presence of KOH is described. Using this method, tosyl chloride and nosyl chloride were successfully reacted with α-substituted primary amines to give five diastereomeric pairs, in certain cases accompanied by a small amount of the corresponding sulfonamide. Enantiopure products were isolated by column chromatography. The obtained enantiomerically pure sulfinamides were tested as organocatalysts in the asymmetric epoxide ring opening.     

Chiral sulfinamide/achiral sulfonic acid cocatalyzed enantioselective protonation of enol silanes

The application of chiral sulfinamides and achiral sulfonic acids as a cocatalyst system for enantioselective protonation reactions is described. Structurally simple, easily accessible sulfinamides were found to induce moderate-to-high ee's in the formation of 2-aryl-substituted cycloalkanones from the corresponding trimethylsilyl enol ethers.     

Recycle of the cellulase— enzyme complex after hydrolysis of steam-exploded wood

Cellulases can be recovered in high yields by contacting fresh substrate with hydrolysis filtrate and by extraction of spent hydrolysis residue with pH 7 buffer. Recycled enzymes give hydrolysis rates about equal to those with fresh enzymes. Steam-exploded wood (SEW) is washed with water to remove sugars and byproducts from breakdown of hemicellulose, and recycle of enzymes proceeds better if lignin is also removed prior to hydrolysis. Oven drying of SEW interferes with recycle, and the recovery of enzymes is only one-half of that with SEW that is kept moist. Effectiveness of enzyme recovery depends on the completeness of hydrolysis, as determined by contact time and enzyme concentration. For cost-effective operation, enzyme should not be recovered until appreciable filter paper activity and carboxylmethylcellulase activity appear in the hydrolysate.     

Access to Highly Functionalized Sulfonated Cyclopentanes by Acid‐Promoted Rauhut–Currier Reaction with Sulfinamides

An unexpected acid‐mediated cascade reaction induced by conjugate addition of sulfinamides to dienediones has been developed. This highly efficient Rauhut–Currier reaction enables the rapid, high‐yielding construction of sulfonated cyclopentanes with three contiguous stereogenic centers in a single operation starting from simple sulfinamides. This process constitutes the first example of sulfinamide‐promoted cycloisomerization.     

三氟亚乙基取代的N-苯甲酰基氮杂环丙烷的合成

发展了一种制备三氟亚乙基取代的N-苯甲酰基氮杂环丙烷的新颖方法. 三氟甲基取代的炔丙胺化合物1在盐酸作用下脱去叔丁基亚磺酰基得到三氟甲基炔丙胺盐酸盐2, 当用NaOH作碱对2进行苯甲酰化反应时意外地以中等产率获得了N-苯甲酰基-2-三氟亚乙基氮杂环丙烷类化合物3a～3c. 在类似条件下也可以从1出发采用“一锅法”制得氮杂环丙烷3d和3e. 化合物3b可以在酸催化下发生开环反应得到化合物6b. 化合物3和6的结构经IR, 1H NMR, 19F NMR, MS, HRMS和元素分析进行确证.     

Impregnated ruthenium on magnetite as a recyclable catalyst for the N-alkylation of amines, sulfonamides, sulfinamides, and nitroarenes using alcohols as electrophiles by a hydrogen autotransfer process

Various impregnated metallic salts on magnetite have been prepared, including cobalt, nickel, copper, ruthenium, and palladium salts, as well as a bimetallic palladium-copper derivative. Impregnated ruthenium catalyst is a versatile, inexpensive, and simple system for the selective N-monoalkylation of amino derivatives with poor nucleophilic character, such as aromatic and heteroaromatic amines, sulfonamides, sulfinamides, and nitroarenes, using in all cases alcohols as the initial source of the electrophile, through a hydrogen autotransfer process. In the case of sulfinamides, this is the first time that these amino compounds have been alkylated following this strategy, allowing the use of chiral sulfinamides and secondary alcohols to give the alkylated compound with a diastereomeric ratio of 92:8. In these cases, after alkylation, a simple acid deprotection gave the expected primary amines in good yields. The ruthenium catalyst is quite sensitive, and small modifications of the reaction medium can change the final product. The alkylation of amines using potassium hydroxide renders the N-monoalkylated amines, and the same protocol using sodium hydroxide yields the related imines. The catalyst can be easily removed by a simple magnet and can be reused up to ten times, showing the same activity.     

The hydrolysis of pyridilmonoimines in acidic aqueous media

The rates of hydrolysis of some pyridilmonoimines have been investigated in aqueous methanol medium of acetate buffer. The hydrolysis of the studied bases found to be slower than that of benzylideneaniline. It is evident from the dependent of the rate constants upon the buffer concentration that the rate equation has the form of special and general acid catalysis. From the results it is suggested that the rate-determining step appears to be the protonation of the nitrogen atom of the imino group of the monoamines at the employed pH.     

Electrochemical oxidation of N-p-toluenesulfinamides

[reaction: see text] Contrasting and interesting electrochemical behavior is observed in anodic oxidation of N-substituted p-toluenesulfinamides under controlled current conditions. For sulfinamides derived from secondary alkylamines and primary arylamines, the N-sulfinyl group is removed and the corresponding amines are formed; for sulfinamides derived from primary alkylamines, sulfur oxidation yields the corresponding sulfonamides in good yields.     

Selection of hydrophobic membranes in the lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis of olive oil

A hydrophobic membrane (HVHP, polyvinylidene difluoride) was selected out of HVHP, PTHK and PTGC (polysulfone) membranes to immobilize Candida rugosa lipase by physical adsorption in the hydrolysis of olive oil in a stirred diffusion cell. A previous model that assumed the Michaelis–Menten kinetics and Langmuir adsorption isotherm for the adsorbed lipase was used to interpret the variation of initial hydrolysis rates with enzyme and substrate concentrations. Replacing the aqueous phase by a fresh buffer, with or without containing partially deactivated lipases, during the reaction did not affect the enzyme activity for the adsorbed lipase. Moreover, the same enzyme performance was obtained when a fresh and a regenerated membrane was used as the carrier in the membrane reactor.     

Cyclic Sulfinamides

The literature on cyclic sulfinamides (put simply, sultims) published from 1989 to 2022 has been summarized and reviewed. The information is divided into two sections: the analysis of synthetic methods on the preparation of cyclic sulfinamides and the discussion of the chemical properties of cyclic sulfinamides focusing on their reactions and applications. The survey of the reaction conditions, provided in the most detailed way, and a critical view of the reaction mechanisms add an extra dimension to the text. The data presented will be useful to specialists in different areas, especially those who work in the field of synthetic organic and pharmaceutical chemistry.     

The sulfinyl moiety in Lewis base-promoted allylations

By employing Senanayake's oxathiazolidine-2-oxide reagent, a collection of sulfinamides was prepared and provided the first examples of sulfinamides promoting the allylation of benzaldehyde and N-benzoylhydrazones with allyltrichlorosilane. The optimum sulfinamide-derived Lewis base promoter displays comparable activity to the best sulfinyl-based Lewis bases reported. The use of bis-sulfoxides is also discussed.     

An approach to the stereoselective synthesis of enantiopure dihydropyrroles and aziridines from a common sulfinyl-sulfinamide intermediate

The diastereoselective addition of lithiated vinyl sulfoxides to enantiopure sulfinimines provides direct access to a wide assortment of allylic sulfinamides in good yields and excellent selectivities. These adducts are key precursors to differently functionalized cis- and trans-dihydropyrroles. Modulation of the protecting group on nitrogen prior to cyclization has a significant impact on the stereochemical outcome, allowing for the selective preparation of 2,5-cis- or 2,5-trans-3-sulfinyl disubstituted dihydropyrroles from a common sulfinamide intermediate. Further research on halocyclization conditions has also yielded a stereoselective synthesis of trisubstituted vinyl aziridines from these chiral sulfinamides, simply by changing the halogenating agent.     

High‐performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometric and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic studies of the transacylation and hydrolysis of the acyl glucuronides of a series of phenylacetic acids in buffer and human plasma

The use of high‐performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR) spectroscopy for the kinetic analysis of acyl glucuronide (AG) isomerisation and hydrolysis of the 1‐β‐O‐acyl glucuronides (1‐β‐O‐AG) of phenylacetic acid, (R)‐ and (S)‐α‐methylphenylacetic acid and α,α‐dimethylphenylacetic acid is described and compared. Each AG was incubated in both aqueous buffer, at pH 7.4, and control human plasma at 37°C. Aliquots of these incubations, taken throughout the reaction time‐course, were analysed by HPLC/MS and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. In buffer, transacylation reactions predominated, with relatively little hydrolysis to the free aglycone observed. In human plasma incubations the calculated rates of reaction were much faster than for buffer and, in contrast to the observations in buffer, hydrolysis to the free aglycone was a significant contributor to the overall reaction. A diagnostic analytical methodology based on differential mass spectrometric fragmentation of 1‐β‐O‐AGs compared to the 2‐, 3‐ and 4‐positional isomers, which enables selective determination of the former, was confirmed and applied. These findings show that HPLC/MS offers a viable alternative to the more commonly used NMR spectroscopic approach for the determination of the transacylation and hydrolysis reactions of these AGs, with the major advantage of having the capability to do so in a complex biological matrix such as plasma. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Biodegradation and hydrolysis rate of aliphatic aromatic polyester

The biodegradation and hydrolysis rates of an aliphatic aromatic copolyester were measured in manure, food, and yard compost environments and in phosphate buffer solution (pH = 8.0) and vermiculite at 58 °C. Mineralization, molecular weight reduction, and structural changes determined by DSC, FTIR, and ¹H NMR were used as indicators of the biodegradation and hydrolysis rates. Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate), PBAT, film biodegraded at distinctive rates in manure, food, and yard compost environments having different microbial activities. The highest biodegradation rate was found in manure compost, which had the highest CO₂ emissions and lowest C/N ratio. The possible presence of extracellular enzymes in manure and food composts may facilitate the hydrolytic reaction since greater molecular weight reduction rates were observed in these composts. ¹H NMR and thermal analysis revealed that, while PBAT is a semi-crystalline copolyester with cocrystallization of BT and BA dimers, the soft aliphatic domain (BA) and the amorphous region are more susceptible to hydrolysis and biodegradation than the rigid aromatic domain (BT) and the crystalline region.     

Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Sulfimides through the O-Alkylation of Enantioenriched Sulfinamides and Addition of Carbon Nucleophiles

Chiral sulfimides, the aza-analogues of sulfoxides, are valuable compounds in organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry. Herein, we report an efficient method for preparing chiral sulfimides from easily available enantioenriched sulfinamides. The key step of this method is a stereospecific oxygen-selective alkylation of enantioenriched sulfinamides, which is accomplished by using isopropyl iodide, K₂CO₃, and DMPU. The resulting chiral sulfinimidate esters are transformed to chiral sulfimides by the nucleophilic addition of the Grignard reagents under simple conditions. This transformation enables access to the enantioenriched diaryl or dialkyl sulfimides bearing two similar carbon substituents, which are difficult to synthesize by previous methods.